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Avalanche vs. Ducks December 22, 2009

DENVER - DECEMBER 22: Pucks sit at the feet of a Colorado Avalanche player during warm-ups against the Anaheim Ducks at the Pepsi Center on December 22, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft